21 Oct 2022
Section 377A repeal: How to handle disagreements
PHOTO: ST FILE In a commentary, Professor David Chan (SMU Behavioural Sciences Initiative Director and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Psychology)…
10 Jan 2022
SMU professor is the first S'porean to win prestigious psychology award
SMU Professor of Psychology David Chan, who is also Director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Initiative, is the first Asian and Singaporean to win…
06 Jan 2022
SMU prof is first Asian to win prestigious psychology award
SMU Professor of Psychology David Chan, who is also Director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Initiative, is the first Asian and Singaporean to win…
04 Jan 2022
The Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP) has conferred the Raymond Katzell Award to SMU Professor of Psychology David Chan,…
03 Jan 2022
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has conferred the prestigious Raymond Katzell Award to Professor David Chan, Director…
12 Dec 2021
Dealing with Disagreements to Make a Positive Difference
“We will all be better off if we get the psychology of disagreements and debate right, and not just the politics of it”, said Professor David Chan,…
29 Nov 2021
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
SMU Professor of Psychology and Director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Initiative David Chan was a panellist at a conference on identity organised…
29 Nov 2021
Minding the local-foreign divide
At a conference on identity, SMU Professor of Psychology and Director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Initiative David Chan said it would be…
24 Nov 2021
IPS-RSIS forum debates use of social media by marginalised groups to express anger, sorrow
Speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS…
13 Feb 2021
Believe: Ep1 – Facing the Challenge
In an invited documentary interview on the Covid-19 impact and resilience, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan, who is…
02 Feb 2021
Yip Hon Weng on COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment) Bill
At the Singapore Parliamentary session on 2 February 2021, Member of Parliament Yip Hon Weng referenced SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director…
01 Dec 2020
Professor David Chan and Professor Lily Kong Ranked Top 1% of their Field in the World
In a Stanford University study of researcher impact among all scientists across all disciplines, Professor Lily Kong and Professor David Chan from…
23 Nov 2020
SMU professors ranked among top scientists in the world
A study by Stanford University on research impact across all disciplines has named SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan…
14 Oct 2020
At the Singapore Parliamentary session on 14 October 2020, Member of Parliament Yip Hon Weng said he was struck by some of SMU Behavioural Sciences…
14 Aug 2020
The psychology of Singapore's response to Covid-19
In this online talk based on his new book, COMBATING A CRISIS, Professor David Chan discussed the psychology of Singapore’s response to COVID-19 and…
01 Aug 2020
Foster positivity amid Covid-19 challenges
In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the importance of fostering positive attitudes…
28 Jul 2020
Mental battle against Covid-19 as psychological fatigue sinks in | THE BIG STORY
In an invited live studio interview, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the issue of psychological fatigue…
19 Jul 2020
Understanding behavioural economics from a bowl of cashew nuts
In an interview, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director and Professor of Psychology David Chan commented that US economist and 2017 Nobel Prize…